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Liz Truss to announce major plan on energy bills
Liz Truss will announce that major plan on energy prices tomorrow in the Commons.


London hosts first all female boxing card
The victory of England’s Lionesses in the Euros this summer unleashed a wave of optimism and investment in women’s football, and now other sports are looking to get in on the act. This Saturday will see a historic night of women’s b...


Debate: How can businesses survive soaring energy bills?
We spoke to Ben Warren, who runs Concept Taverns with 11 pubs across West Yorkshire, Helen Barnard, associate director of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, and Henri Murison, who’s chief executive of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership.


‘Machines will fall silent’ – Textile businesses fear closure over soaring energy costs
As the new PM prepares to unveil her plan to limit energy price rises tomorrow, many businesses up and down the country are wondering whether they’ll see out the coming months. In Leicester,  famous for its textiles industry, the soaring cost ...


Climate Change Committee: High demand for gas shows need for renewables
Chris Stark is the chief executive of the Climate Change Committee, a publicly funded body which advises the Government on how to achieve emissions targets.


How will Liz Truss tackle the climate crisis?
From droughts across Europe to devastating floods in Pakistan, the last few weeks alone have provided more evidence of the devastating impact of the climate emergency. Although Liz Truss has pledged to stick to the legally binding target of net zero ...


Liz Truss’ government is ‘lurch to the right’, Labour MP says
We spoke to Shadow Secretary for Business and Industrial Strategy Jonathan Reynolds.


Pound falls to lowest level against dollar since 1985
The pound has fallen to its lowest level against the dollar since 1985. Does this mean the markets are losing confidence in Britain?


Liz Truss appoints new ministers and takes on Sir Keir Starmer at PMQs
No slip-ups, but no knockout blows – if Labour hoped Liz Truss would stumble in her first Prime Minister’s Questions, they would have been disappointed. Instead, something strange happened: an actual exchange of political views. Ms Truss ...


Will Liz Truss’ new cabinet unite the Conservative party?
We spoke to the Observer columnist Sonia Sodha and Fraser Nelson, editor of the Spectator, about Liz Truss becoming prime minister.


Can Liz Truss keep hold of the southern ‘Blue Wall’ seats?
Liz Truss has just two years before her progress - or lack of it - is judged by the public at a general election.


Wes Streeting: NHS facing ‘worst crisis in history’ after 12 years of ‘Conservative mismanagement’
We spoke to Wes Streeting, shadow health secretary, about the NHS crisis which Liz Truss will look to improve.


NHS crisis: Can Cornwall’s health service be fixed?
In her first speech as PM, Liz Truss declared the NHS to be her third priority - pledging to bring down doctors waiting times, although offering no detail on how she'd go about it.


Tories must now unite under ‘one prime minister, one brand, one party,’ says Tory MP
We spoke to Conservative MP Paul Scully about Liz Truss being appointed prime minister.


Scotland to freeze rent and rail fares to combat cost of living crisis
For some businesses, any promise of help from the new prime minister will already come too late.



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